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Robert Emmons, perhaps the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude, argues that gratitude has two key components, which he describes…
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When researchers refer to the concept of social connection, they mean the feeling that you belong to a group and generally feel close to…
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Most of us probably don’t believe we need a formal definition of happiness; we know it when we feel it, and we often use the term to…
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The term “empathy” is used to describe a wide range of experiences. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense…
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Altruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are…
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“When we come together to share authentic joy, hope, and pain, we melt the pervasive cynicism that often cloaks our better human nature.”― Why Experiencing Joy and Pain in a Group Is So Powerful, by Brené Brown